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The Australian share market started the week strongly, closing up by more than one per cent on robust overseas leads, following better than expected US jobs data. At the close on Monday, the benchm..
Woodchipper Gunns Ltd says it has less confidence in its ability to influence the development of a controversial $2.5 billion pulp mill in Tasmania. Gunns said on Monday that it will book an impair..
Harvey Norman boss Gerry Harvey has blamed slashing prices on televisions and computers for an expected 40 per cent drop in full year profit. The high-profile entrepreneur on Monday admitted his bu..
Fortescue Metals has taken on higher than expected debt to fund its massive iron ore expansion plans, announcing $US1.5 billion ($A1.44 billion) in new funding. The figure is 50 per cent higher tha..
Consumer prices rose only slightly in July, despite the start of the carbon tax at the beginning of the month. The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge rose 0.2 per cent in July, after..
Job advertisements have recorded a fourth consecutive month of falls, as the Australian job market appears to be softening. Job advertising fell 0.8 per cent in July, after a drop of 1.1 per cent i..
Pipeline operator APA Group has been granted permission to look over the books of takeover target Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (HDF). The move could lead to APA formally making a higher offe..
The Australian share market has opened higher on renewed hopes that the US Federal Reserve would announce stimulus measures at its next meeting. At 1018 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Monday, August 6 APA - APA GROUP - down four cents at $4.86 HDF - HASTINGS DIVERSIFIED UTILITIES FUND - steady at $2.55 The responsible ent..
After a drama-packed week of central bank meetings, economic indicators and corporate earnings, Wall Street just may find some relief in the dog days of summer. The US Federal Reserve and the Europ..
Investors dumped higher risk mining stocks, sending the Australian share market down than one per cent on Friday. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 48.0 points, or 1.12 per ..
Investors are questioning the wisdom of BHP Billiton's bet on unconventional gas after it wrote down the value of its American shale gas assets by $US2.84 billion ($A2.73 billion). A rush into natu..
Sleep disorder equipment supplier ResMed's annual profit is up 12 per cent due to stronger revenue in the United States. ResMed, which makes a range of sleep masks and associated products which imp..
The responsible entity for takeover target Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (HDF) has stuck by its recommendation that securityholders accept an offer from Pipeline Partners Australia (PPA). Ene..
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to keep the official interest rate at 3.5 per cent over the next couple of months, following the rate cuts in May and June. All 15 economists surveye..
Short-term visitors rose more than departing residents in June, but the flood of travellers out of the country is still overwhelming the flow of visitors. Seasonally adjusted figures from the Austr..
Oil Search's loading operations in Papua New Guinea remain suspended after an oil spill that occurred more than a week ago. In what Oil Search has described as a minor spill, oil droplets were seen..
The Australian share market has opened lower after expectations the European Central Bank (ECB) would announce immediate monetary measures to ease the debt crisis failed to bear fruit. At 1020 AEST..
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Friday, Aug 3 ALS - ALESCO CORPORATION LTD - up one cent at $2.05 DLX - DULUXGROUP LTD - up 16 cents at $3.22 Paintmaker DuluxGroup wants t..
US stocks have slid for a fourth straight day, as the European Central Bank (ECB) took no action to address the eurozone sovereign debt crisis but suggested it may intervene on the markets to lower bo..
Mining giant BHP Billiton has dismissed suggestions it has already decided to delay its $19 billion Port Hedland harbour expansion for at least two years. However the world's biggest resources comp..
Sundance Resources looks set to have to agree to a reduced takeover price from Chinese suitor Hanlong Mining, with the pair locked in negotiations. The iron ore hopeful's chances of being acquired ..
The Australian share market has closed slightly higher, boosted by better-than-expected retail sales and trade balance figures. But investors remain cautious ahead of a meeting of the European Cent..
Australia's trade balance has returned to surplus albeit a modest one, due mainly to a sharp fall in the value of imports. The balance on goods and services showing a surplus of $9 million in June,..
Paintmaker DuluxGroup wants takeover target Alesco Corporation stopped from commenting on the DuluxGroup bid unless it (Alesco) has approval from the Takeovers Panel. The Takeovers Panel, a body th..
